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"Linkshare" became "Rakuten Linkshare" after they were taken over, and now they've seen fit to to totally drop the "Linkshare" name, and call themselves, for now and eternity [chuckle here] the "Rakuten Affiliate Network".

Since June 10, 2012 a vegan aarf but still writing the Hound Dawg Sports Blog
"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" -John Wooden;
"Raj, there’s no place for truth on the internet." -Howard Wolowitz[/SIZE]

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For a company changing all these company names like buy.com and play.com to get brand recognition I have never once heard anyone other than affiliates say the name Rakuten ever. Not one time have I heard anyone say the name Rakuten.

I've only heard it used regarding their Japanese baseball team, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Since June 10, 2012 a vegan aarf but still writing the Hound Dawg Sports Blog
"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" -John Wooden;
"Raj, there’s no place for truth on the internet." -Howard Wolowitz[/SIZE]

If it was an awesome, evocative name I could see them bringing all their stuff under a "brand umbrella"... But face it, it's not. I see it as taking pretty good, evocative names like buy.com, popshops, linkshare and 'demoting' them under a brand name that's at best "huh?"